R-day: Air Force Commando JP Nirala conferred with Ashoka Chakra. Late Air Force Commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala, who lost his life in Bandipora encounter, was honoured with Ashoka Chakra on the occasion of Republic Day. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the award to Nirala’s mother and wife.Nirala, a resident of Badladih area in Bihar’s Rohtas district, was killed during an

Doklam effect: After Doklam crisis, India is now planning to develop more airfields in the eastern Ladakh area along the China border so that it can rapidly deploy troops in large numbers in case of any misadventure by the neighbouring state.India seems to have learnt quite a lesson from the Doklam standoff with China at

Air Marshal reviews operational preparedness at Air Force Stn: Chennai, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria today reviewed the operational preparedness of Air Force Station, Thanjavur. Bhadauria was received by Group Captain and Air Force Station Commander, V J Singh, an official release said.Inaugurating the two-day Station Master Warrant Officers’ Conference upon

Aamir Khan help Bihar flood victims. Bollywood star Aamir Khan has appealed to the people to help Bihar flood victims by contributing to the government’s relief fund. The heavy floods in Bihar have claimed more than 200 lives so far.“Nature is not in our hands but what can be done in this situation is for every Indian

Suddenly a bomb exploded in a farm in nearby Shekhdolat village triggered panic. According to information, in a Sidhwan Khurd range, where the air force trained by the Air Force, a bomb was thrown in a field of farmland in the fields of Shekhdolat, instead of throwing bombs in the range. The chaos was found

Pilots report oxygen problems; Air Force cancels some F-35 flights . All pilots were able to land their aircraft safely by using the aircraft’s backup oxygen system. Pilots will also be briefed on all the incidents that have occurred and the successful actions taken by the pilots to safely recover their aircraft. The 56th Fighter

Maintaining and building an air force: IAF’s forgotten legend Title: Spitfire Singh; Author: Mike Edwards; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 334; Price: Rs 499 Joining the Indian Air Force in 1939 as a Pilot Officer, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh had joyously anticipated he would soon be in the air. However, a “fearsome” Indian